Automatic cigar and cigarette box



Feb. 23 1926.

F. DVORSKY AUTOMATIC CIGAR AND CIGARETTE BOX Filed y 13, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l IIIIIIIII r I I v III...

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Patented Feb. 23, 1925.

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FRANK DVURSKY, 0F NEVI YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC CIGAR AND CIGARETTE BOX.

Application filed May 13, 1925. Serial No. 29,864.

To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Dvons'xr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Cigar and Cigarette Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ili'lPl'OYQlIlGlltS in dispensing containers for cigars, cigarettes and like small cylindrical objects, having among its several objects to provide an attractive novelty capable of containing a quantity of loose articles of like nature and convey them, one at a time, into an accessible position.

A further feature is in the provision of a 7 container surmounted by a figure representing an animal, as for instance, an elephant, having movable parts which co-operate with other parts of the structure in delivering the articles.

Another object is in the production of a dispensing container operated manually by the depression of a single key whereby one article is segregated from the supply source into position for use, the parts thereafter returning to their original position automatically.

These objects are attained by the present construction and arrangement of members hereinafter described and delineated in the associated drawings, a constituent part of this exposition, and in which Figure l is a partial side elevational, partial sectional view of an embodiment of the invention, the section being taken in a plane represented by the line l-l of Figure l.

Figure 2 is a similar view the same, but showing the parts in a position assumed in the earlier stage of their operation.

Figure 3 is another like view showing the structure in its delivery position.

Figure at is a transverse sectional view taken on line l4l of Figure 2, the animal figure being omitted.

Referring in greater detail to the several views, the numeral designates the flooring or bottom wall of a box-like structure, having similar sides 11, rear end 12 and front wall 18 olfset inwardly asat 14L- at its upper portion, opposite to which is an angularly inclined wall extending from the cover 16.

Midway in the cover is a hinged plate 17 to be raised in replenishing the contents of the container when desired.

A similarly but angularly disposed plate 18 is hinged to the frontwall l-l and extends, when closed to the plate 15, the sides 1.1 being shaped in conformity with these plates.

Fixed to extend between the walls 11, below the door 17, is a plate 19 inclined downwardly towards the front and connected by a rear wall20 to the cover 16;

A shutter plate 21 extends angular-1y downward and towards the front from the intersection of the cover 16 and plate 15, there being a space between the lower edge of the plates 21 and 19 to permit passage of the articles 22 to be dispensed, these articles moving towards the front, over the plate 19, by gravity.

Fixed-on the bottom, towards the front, are a pair of opposed brackets 23 in which are revolubiy mounted spindles 2i and 25, the latter upper spindle carrying a roll 26 to which is attached a pair of spaced arms 27 having inrcaching loops 28 from which extend arcuately bent linder elements 2 As seen in Figures 1 and 2, the loops 28 are so disposed as to receive one of the articles 22, and the fenders 29 prevent other articles from delivery, as seen in i 'igure 3.

Midway in the length of the roll 26 are a pair of raised extensions 30 to which are attached tension springs 31 and lixed to the extensions is a loop the opposite ends of the spring being fixed to some stationary part of the brackets.

The spindle carries a grooved pulley 33 over which trained a cord 34;, one end being attached to the junction of the extensions 30 at th bottom of the loop 82, and the other end of the cord carried over a pulley 35 rotatable in a bracket 36 atthe rear end of the structure, the terminal of the cord being fixed to the lower end of a plunger 37.

The plunger 37 is provided with a linger pad 38 at its upper end, which extends through the cover 16 and is held normally raised by a coiled compression spring 39 encircling the extcnding portion of the plunger rod.

The lower end of the rod has a fixed pad 40 adapted to contact with a stop 41 set in the bottom to limit the downward movement of. the plunger.

A pair of lever arms 42, pivoted at 43, are normally drawn upward by tension springs 44, these arms being displaceable by the plunger as it is moved down.

Attached to the free end of the arms 42 are links 45 pivotally connected. at 46 to link extensions 47 in turn operatively connected to the front cover or door 18.

A short rod 48 is fixed transversely in the plunger rod 37, acting as a stop to limit its rise by making contact with the cover 16, and secured to the inner end of the rod 48 is a flexible wire 49 extending up through the cover into the leg of a figure representing an elephant 50.

The figure is hollow and has mounted in it a pulley 51 over which the wire is trained and coiled into a spring 52, a continuation 53 of which is secured to a lever 54, pivoted at 55 in the head of the figure, this pivot also connecting the trunk 56 ofthe elephant.

A continuation of the lever 54 engages the hollow trunk, and the opposite end 58 of the lever is engaged by a tension spring 59, l1avmg its opposite end fixed 1n the body of the figure.

V The end of thetrunk 56 is highly flexible and used to retain one of the articles 22, as at 60 in Figure 3, in the loops 28 when in operation, the trunk normally coiling due to its elastic nature, until straightened by contact with the spring drawn loop 32.

In operation, the reservoir isfilled by raising the door, the curved finders 29 preventing the articles from premature dispensation.

, Upon depressing the plunger knob 38 the door 18 will first be raised and thereafter, in seouence the dispensing device raised,

carrying single article upward to be held in the loops 28 until manually removed, whereupon releasing the plunger knob all parts return to their normal position and the elephant trunk is raised by the spring 59, assuming the position shown in Figurel.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an attractive, novel, and practical device has been disclosed that is capable of fulfilling the several purposes set forth.

. Having thus described my invention, together with itsconstruction and operation, what I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A dispensing container comprising a was ing, a figural object on the cover of said casing, said object having a single elongated member pivoted to the body, terminating in a normally coiled flexible element, means in said object to normally retain said member in a raised position, an article holding receptacle engaged in said casing, said casing having a filling door, a hinged delivery door disposed inthe path of said member, means for opening said delivery door, means for delivering a single article from said receptacle to the door, a plunger operatively engaged with the delivery door opening means and'withsaid article delivering means, operative connections between said' plunger and the pivoted member of said figural object, to lower said member, means actuated by said plunger to uncoil said flexible element and thereafter permit it to engage an article on said delivery means, and means for returning all of said parts to their initial position upon release of said plunger.

In witness whereof I have afiixed my signature.

FRANK DVORSKY. 

